Vancouver Whitecaps FC were back-to-back Canadian Championship winners after a 2:1 victory over visiting CF Montréal in the 2023 Final. Vancouver won the match and lifted the Voyageurs Cup after second-half goals by Brian White and Ryan Gauld. Julian Gressel captured the George Gross Memorial Trophy while Ali Ahmed was named the Best Young Canadian Player. The first stage of the 2023 Canadian Championship kicked off 21 April 2022 with qualifying matches played across League1 BC, League1 Ontario and the PLSQ. From the qualifying matches through to the Canadian Championship Final on 7 June 2023, there were 52 teams involved in 424 matches across 15 months.
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Canada Soccer’s TELUS Canadian Championship is the nation’s highest domestic knockout tournament featuring clubs from coast to coast competing for the Voyageurs Cup. The Men’s 2026 TELUS Canadian Championship brings together 15 qualified clubs from Major League Soccer, the Canadian Premier League, and Premier Soccer Leagues Canada to determine Canada’s best team in the annual Battle of the North. Winners of the domestic TELUS Canadian Championship qualify for the annual international competition Concacaf Champions Cup on the road to the FIFA Club World Cup.
The Voyageurs Cup has been awarded to the Men’s TELUS Canadian Championship winner since 2008. Created in 2002 by The Voyageurs, the Canadian Soccer Supporters Group, the trophy represents Canadian fans’ commitment to the game in our country.
